Sailor as Soldier
PETROGARD, Wednesday.—A salt or named Eremyeff has been appointed Temporary Commander-in-Chief in the Petrograd district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1918
3,188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 160
More Soldiers Return. Hero 60 Years of Age
SYDNEY. Thursday.—Another batch of over 400 sick and wounded soldiers reached Sydney to-day. Amongst the number is Sergeant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Letters. Experience in England
Private T. W. Bedford, of Waratah, writing to his father from a military camp in England, September 16th, 1917, states: On Thursday night I got what I…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Casualties. Killed in Action
PRTIVATI SIMS.—Mrs. S. Caldwell, of 3 Dangar-street, Wickham, has been advised that her son, Private F . C. Sims, previously reported a prisoner of war in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Engineers in the War
"This is a war of engineers what just this of quoted phrase mean? Captain Gustave P. Capart, of the general staff of General Petain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fruits of the War. American Views
The "Des Moines Capital." in answer to the question of the unpatriotic get out of this war?" also tells…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sgt. Ball's Death. Pink War Record
Friends of Sergeant F. W. Ball Will regret to learn of his death who in action on the Belgian front on October 22. Sergeant Ball who was born…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →America's War Mission. Speedy Despatch of Troops. Washington
The report of Colonel House’s mission has been officially published. It recommends the speediest construction of merchantmen, also the despatch of American…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Soldiers Return
SYDNEY. Thursday. — Another : batch of over 400 sick and wounded soldiers reached Sydney to-day. Amongst the number is Serreant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Soldiers Return. Four Special Trains
SYDNEY. Friday.—Another hatch of over 500 sick and Wounded soldiers returned to Sydney to-day from Melbourne, in four special trains…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mails for Soldiers
A mail for letters and packets for the Expeditionary Forces in England and France will close at Newcastle at half-past five o’clock on Monday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sgt. A. J. Charlton. Killed in Action
Relatives and friends of Sergeant Alfred John Charlton, will regret to learn of his death while in action on the French front, on December 20,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Casualties. Wounded and Missing
SERGEANT WANLESS.—Mr. R. Wanless, of Pittown, Wallsend, has received word that his son, Sergeant G. Wanless, has been reported missing and wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War
Sir Douglas Haig has for the third time in nine days attacked on the ever-widening front the Ypres salient. On the last day of the attack many strong defences…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hungary's War Loan
Amsterdam reports that subscriptions to Hungary's seventh war loan amount to 3000 miillon kroner. The Government confidently expected…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian War Pictures
Mr. A. Fisher, the High Commissioner for Australia will open an exhibition in the Leicester Galleries to-morrow of 65 pictures, illustrating episodes on the West…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →America's War Work
The Washington correspondent of the "Now York Times" states that the maximum tonnage for transporting American troops to Europe is to be obtained by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Labour's Post-war Policy
The recommendations in the report of the Labour party on the reconstruction policy include the following:— A minimum wage of 30s, and a week of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Honours. Red Cross Work
LONDON, Friday.—Red Cross First-class decorations have been awarded as follow: — Australians: Misses Stabe, M. Anderson, E. Cumming, D…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prisoners of War. Negotiations Held Up
PETROGRAD, Friday. — Negotiations in regard to the repatriation of prisoners of war are held up owing to Maximalist Insistence upon free…
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